澳元/日元跌至93.50，因对潜在的美日贸易协定持乐观态度。澳元/日元对连续第二天继续下跌，在周四的欧洲交易时段交易于93.60附近。在对日本央行（BoJ）在2025年进一步加息的预期中，对美日潜在贸易协议的乐观情绪为日元提供了额外的支持。

AUD/JPY slips toward 93.50 due to optimism over potential US-Japan trade agreement.The AUD/JPY pair continues its downward trajectory for the second consecutive day, trading near 93.60 during Thursday's European session. Amid expectations of further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) in 2025, optimism over a potential US-Japan trade deal is lending additional support to the Japanese Yen.

在东京，日经225指数周四下跌382点，跌幅1.00%。乐天（-8.12%）、住友大日本（-5.88%）和理光（-5.25%）领跌。

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 Index dropped 382 points or 1.00 percent on Thursday. Losses were led by Rakuten (-8.12%), Sumitomo Dainippon (-5.88%) and Ricoh (-5.25%).

2025年4月，日本机床订单同比增长7.7%，达到130206日元，较上月11.4%的增长有所放缓。这标志着机床订单连续第七个月增长，尽管增速放缓，主要是由于国内需求同比下降5.4%至34425日元。与此同时，外国订单增长13.3%，至95781日元。按月计算，4月份订单下降了13.8%，扭转了前一时期27.8%的增长。

Japan’s machine tool orders advanced by 7.7% year-on-year to JPY 130,206 in April 2025, slowing from a 11.4% growth in the previous month. This marked the seventh consecutive month of rising machine tool orders albeit at a softer pace, mainly due to a drop of 5.4% from a year earlier in domestic demand to JPY 34,425. Meanwhile, foreign orders climbed by 13.3% to JPY 95,781. On a monthly basis, orders declined by 13.8% in April, reversing a 27.8% jump in the preceding period.

周四，日元兑美元汇率升至146，标志着连续第三个交易日上涨，因为持续的全球贸易不确定性在推高其他货币的同时给美元带来了压力。日元也受益于亚洲货币的更广泛反弹，这是由于人们猜测华盛顿正在倡导美元走弱作为正在进行的贸易谈判的一部分。特朗普政府辩称，亚洲货币的相对疲软使地区出口商比美国同行拥有不公平的贸易优势。与此同时，投资者正密切关注美日贸易谈判的进展，东京方面的目标是在6月前敲定协议。日本首相石破茂强调，日本不会同意一项省略汽车条款的初步协议，并敦促华盛顿取消对日本汽车25%的关税。

The Japanese yen appreciated toward 146 per dollar on Thursday, marking its third straight session of gains as persistent global trade uncertainties pressured the dollar while lifting other currencies. The yen also benefited from a broader rally in Asian currencies, fueled by speculation that Washington is advocating for a weaker dollar as part of ongoing trade negotiations. The Trump administration has argued that the relative weakness of Asian currencies gives regional exporters an unfair trade advantage over their US counterparts. Meanwhile, investors are closely monitoring developments in the US-Japan trade talks, with Tokyo aiming to finalize a deal by June. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba emphasized that Japan would not agree to an initial deal that omits provisions on automobiles, urging Washington to remove its 25% tariff on Japanese cars.